The author argues that the past few decades have seen a significant transformation
in the way in which work is organized, structured, and governed. The work begins
with an analysis of the workplace, where jobs are becoming much less fixed and
secure and project-based work more common. It turns next to a discussion of
organizational boundaries, which were once thought to be relatively stable but
have now become more fluid and permeable as organizations experiment with a
variety of new organizational forms to access knowledge, skills, and resources.
Contents include: The 'Old' System of Organizing Work. Causes and Consequences
of the Reshaping of Work and Organization. A New Logic of Organizing. Flattening
of Hierarchies. Spread of Networks. Cross-fertilization Across Industries. On
the Scope of the Network Form: Towards Convergence or Diversity? Diffusion Across
Firms. Variation Across Nations.